Avatar again, this time with meta

[timepiececlock]

Wait a minute... you mean my little bratty fandom FINALLY got put on fandom_wank?

Damn.

Now they're going to expect people to take the "crazy" label after their name seriously.

Comments

[mswyrr]

Not really OT, but kinda:

This show rocks!!!!11@! Reading your comments & reviews tantalized me, and I watched whatever s1 eps I could snatch over the weekend and, boy, am I glad I did. Wow. The storytelling is *fantastic*; the characters are great, I love 'em all, and the writers accomplish more in 20-odd minutes than other shows do in 40, yes. So, just, thanks for watching the coolest shows on TV, mon ami!

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

:G: I'm glad you're getting into it! It took me about halfway through season 1 to get past more than just "kinda like it", and it took to the season 1 finale to get me to the "OMG I LOVE THIS SHOW" stage.

And season 2 pwns season 1. It just finished, so you can watch all the episodes online. The show benefits from watching in order, particularly because continuity is so well-done and so important to knowing what's going on. Trust me on this. Where Avatar shines is in the details. In season 2 that becomes even more important, as the show gets to be even less "village of the week" and more and more continuous. And the content level goes up at least two age-level years in season 2...there's things in season 2 that made me question if I was watching Nickelodeon, or Toonami.

It keeps surprising me. In some ways the overall events are very predictable, built into the basic premise. But it's the execution that's made me love the show... little bombs dropped here and there that leave me grinning or laughing in delight. And it's so ambitious! It's well-researched, well-constructed, well-developed, and well-executed. The world and the cultures are presented with incredible depth and respect, and the show is never afraid to go off on tangents of eastern philosophy and symbolism. They are writing above their target audience, counting on their audience to rise to that level. And it works. You can enjoy it if you're 9 years old, without actually understanding every single symbol or cultural/historical reference. Or you can be a teen/adult and watch it, and enjoy the time and thought put into creating this fictional world and these entertaining characters. In two seasons the show has surprised me the most by how ambitious it is... going for the more difficult or complex story route instead of the easy route.

Also, it's fun. And endearing. Basically, they sought out to make an anime, and they're out-anime-ing the anime. Now you know why it's been my fandom for a year.

When you're caught up, you can read the Zuko/Katara fic I've written. It's the most-mocked ship in the fandom-- and by far the most popular.